Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Peter Fleming and Nyear Nazir.

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and / or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Leader advised that at the latest meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, held on 17^th March 2022, Members had pre-scrutinised the Declaration of Land Surplus to requirement at Lodge Road/Union Street, Smallwood and Available for Disposal report, which was also on the agenda for the consideration of the Executive Committee at Minute Item No. 90.  However, the Committee had made no recommendations on the subject and therefore there were no referrals from the Committee for consideration at the Executive Committee meeting.

RESOLVED that

the minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on Monday 21^st February 2022 be approved as a true and correct record and signed by the Chair.

This report is due to be pre-scrutinised at a meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny committee scheduled to take place on 17^th March 2022.  Any recommendations arising from this meeting will be reported in a supplementary pack for the Executive Committee’s consideration.

The Principal Solicitor presented the Declaration of Land Surplus to Requirement at Lodge Road/Union Street, Smallwood and Available for Disposal report.

Members were advised that, should the site be declared surplus to requirement, it could be disposed of at market value.  This would generate a capital receipt for the Council.  This was a small site that had once been used for local amenities.  However, in recent years, the site had become rough ground and there had been some issues with fly tipping.  Subject to planning permission, a housing development would occur at the site and this would lead to improvements benefiting the local environment. 

In proposing the resolution, the Leader and Portfolio Holder for Planning, Economic Development, Commercialism and Partnerships commented that the proposal to dispose of the site would benefit the local community.  The fly tipping that had been occurring at the site was not acceptable and would be addressed through development.

RESOLVED that

the land adjacent to Nos. 140 - 144 Lodge Road, Smallwood, be declared surplus to Council requirements and disposed of at market value.

The Leader confirmed that there were no outstanding recommendations from the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 3^rd February 2022.

RESOLVED that

the minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on Thursday 3^rd February 2022 be noted.

To receive and consider any outstanding minutes or referrals from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Executive Panels etc. since the last meeting of the Executive Committee, other than as detailed in the items above.

The Leader confirmed that there were no referrals from either the Overview and Scrutiny Committee or any of the Executive Advisory Panels on this occasion.

Members are invited to provide verbal updates, if any, in respect of the following bodies:

a)    Climate Change Cross-Party Working Group – Chair, Councillor Anthony Lovell;

b)    Constitutional Review Working Panel – Chair, Councillor Matthew Dormer;

c)    Corporate Parenting Steering Group – Council Representative, Councillor Nyear Nazir;

d)    Member Support Steering Group – Chair, Councillor Matthew Dormer; and

e)    Planning Advisory Panel – Chair, Councillor Matthew Dormer.

The following updates were provided in respect of Executive Advisory Panels and other groups:

a)          Climate Change Cross Party Working Group – Chair, Councillor Anthony Lovell

Councillor Lovell confirmed that a meeting of the Climate Change Cross Party Working Group was due to take place on 23^rd March 2022.

b)          Constitutional Review Working Party – Chair, Councillor Matthew Dormer

Councillor Dormer explained that a meeting of the Constitutional Review Working Party had taken place on 3^rd March 2022.  During the meeting, Members had discussed the potential for Officers to receive delegated authority to act in the event of an emergency and the potential to avoid holding Council meetings during the pre-election period.  Recommendations had been made on these subjects which were due to be considered at the following meeting of Council.

c)          Corporate Parenting Board – Council Representative, Councillor Nyear Nazir

Members noted that there was no update in respect of the Corporate Parenting Board.

d)          Member Support Steering Group – Chair, Councillor Matthew Dormer

The Executive Committee was informed that a meeting of the Member Support Steering Group was scheduled to take place on 29^th June 2022.

e)          Planning Advisory Panel – Chair, Councillor Matthew Dormer

Councillor Dormer confirmed that there were no scheduled meetings of the Planning Advisory Panel due to take place.